As an adjudicator, director, and performer, Bea has always believed in the transformative power of the arts. She has directed over 85 shows, some represented Canada at International Festivals in Japan, Germany, Aruba, and Venezuela, as well as in Canada. She has been active in educational, amateur, and professional theatre, served on regional, provincial, and national committees, arts councils, theatre companies and theatre service organizations. She has adjudicated all over Ontario for Sears and regional Festivals, co-founded five professional theatre companies in Peterborough, taught and directed in China, performed in over 100 productions, and is the subject of two films. In her spare time she paints and exhibits large abstracts with the Abstract Ten group of painters. Directing Hedda Gabler (Peterborough) and Spamalot (Cobourg) back to back this past year, exemplifies the range of her interests

AWARDS (No pictures available)

The Elsie - Outstanding ProductionSponsored by friends of the late Elsie Sampson and Presented by Theatre Ontario Executive Director, Bruce Pitkin

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Leading RoleSponsored by Theatre Sarnia (in memory of Val and Fred Hadley) and Presented by Megan and Diane Hadley